[CONFIGURATION-201] YAML configuration

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Fix Version/s: 2.x
• Component/s: Format
• Bugzilla Id: 32637
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Emmanuel Bourg
• Created: 11/Dec/04 00:54
• Updated: 30/Apr/08 11:15

Description

This is a RFE to implement a file configuration based on the YAML format:

Example file:

  --- !clarkevans.com/^invoice
  invoice: 34843
  date   : 2001-01-23
  bill-to: &id001
      given  : Chris
      family : Dumars
      address:
          lines: |
              458 Walkman Dr.
              Suite #292
          city    : Royal Oak
          state   : MI
          postal  : 48046
  ship-to: *id001
  product:
      - sku         : BL394D
        quantity    : 4
        description : Basketball
        price       : 450.00
      - sku         : BL4438H
        quantity    : 1
        description : Super Hoop
        price       : 2392.00
  tax  : 251.42
  total: 4443.52
  comments: >
      Late afternoon is best.
      Backup contact is Nancy
      Billsmer @ 338-4338.

Reference:
http://www.yaml.org/
http://www.yaml.org/spec
http://www.yaml.org/refcard.html

Java implementations:
http://helide.com/g/yaml/
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~zenaan/zenaan/files/

Issue Links

• is blocked by: CONFIGURATION-175 Support Byte Order Marks